preauricular

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• The patient was a 65-year-old woman who presented with a painless mass in the right preauricular region.

  Academic text (2009)

• Most preauricular masses are parotid neoplasms, but some infectious and inflammatory conditions have a similar presentation.

  Academic text (2006)

• The left preauricular area; the skin over the area was warm and tender.

  Academic text (2010)

• Examination revealed the presence of a firm, immobile, 3 x 3 cm preauricular mass.

  Academic text (2003)

• Upon examination, a tender, immobile mass was detected in the right preauricular region.

  Academic text (2008)

• The patient presented with complaints of swelling and extreme pain in her right preauricular area and right eye, as well as mucopurulent discharge from the eye.

  Academic text (2008)

• A 48-year-old woman was admitted to the ENT clinic with a 3-year history of a painless left preauricular mass.

  Academic text (2003)

• When the disease does occur there, it usually arises as a preauricular mass, and it is frequently mistaken for a parotid gland lesion.

  Academic text (2003)

• The differential diagnoses include dermoid and inclusion cysts, preauricular sinuses, hemangiomas, and malignant soft-tissue tumors.

  Academic text (1999)

• The doctor examined a tender,preauricular lump on the patient's ear.

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